Vaccines less effective against variant first found in India: UK expert
However, he reiterated that there is no evidence so far of increased severity of illness or that the particular mutation of the... Read More
Covaxin Works Against UK Strain, Variant Found in India: Bharat Biotech
Bharat Biotech has said its vaccine Covaxin is effective against the aggressively virulent B.1.167 strain of Covid detected in India and the... Read More
COVID-19: Surge testing and shorter gaps between vaccines considered as Indian variant cases soar in UK
Measures being considered to help with the outbreaks include bringing forward second vaccine doses for affected areas. Soaring cases of the COVID... Read More
UK ‘Anxious’ Over Spread Of India-Dominant Covid Variant: Boris Johnson
“It is a variant of concern, we are anxious about it,” Boris Johnson said, as new official figures from Public Health England... Read More
Covid 19: Indian variant identified in two area of Tyneside
Outbreaks of the Indian variant of Covid-19 have been identified in two areas of Tyneside. Customers of Allard’s Lounge in Tynemouth are... Read More
Looking at solutions for Covid-19 variant first identified in India: UK PM Boris Johnson
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said the Covid-19 variant first detected in India was of “increasing concern” in the UK... Read More
Govt rejects SII plea to export 50 lakh doses of Covishield to UK
Despite the international pressure and several rounds of negotiations by Serum Institute of India (SII), the government has turned down the request... Read More
Indian coronavirus variant in the UK seems to be more transmissible
A form of the coronavirus variant first identified in India, which is now spreading in the UK, appears to be passed on... Read More
Indian variant got to be monitored, says Boris Johnson as UK lockdown eases
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday laid out the next stage in his COVID-19 pandemic lockdown easing roadmap, with indoor gatherings... Read More
Britain free of coronavirus by August, outgoing vaccine task force chief says
The new coronavirus will no longer be circulating in Britain by August, the government’s departing vaccine taskforce chief Clive Dix told the... Read More